Cheese Profiteroles with Trout Mousse
An impressive appetizer for a holiday. Airy mousse combined with delicate profiteroles will be a great addition to your table. As an alternative to trout, lightly salted salmon may be used. This quantity of ingredients makes 30-35 pieces.
- Total cooking time
- not set
- Number of servings
- 30
- Recipe difficulty
- 4 / 5
Ingredients
for 30 servings
- water 250 ml
- butter 100 g
- eggs 4
- flour 180 g
- 1/2 tsp salt
- cheese 100 g
- lightly salted trout 200 g
- cream cheese 150 g
- lemon
- red caviar 50 g
Instructions
Preparing the profiteroles
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Grate the cheese using a fine grater.
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Bring the water to a boil.
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Stir in the salt and add the butter.
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Bring to a boil again.
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Pour the flour into the boiling liquid.
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Mix and cook for 2 minutes.
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Cool the mixture slightly, then stir in one egg.
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Mix.
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Add a second egg.
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Mix.
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Alternately add all the remaining eggs (if using small eggs, 5 pieces may be needed).
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Add the grated cheese.
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Mix well.
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Line a baking pan with parchment paper or grease it with oil. Using a pastry bag or a spoon, pipe the dough into balls about 4 cm in diameter. If you do not have a pastry bag, you can use a plastic bag with a corner cut off. Place them in an oven preheated to 180 degrees. Bake for 35–40 minutes without opening the door.
Mousse Preparation
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Squeeze the juice from a lemon (10–15 ml will be required).
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Dice the trout.
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Place the fish in a blender.
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Blend until smooth.
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Add the cheese.
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Mix together.
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Pour in the juice.
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Mix.
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Cut the tops off the profiteroles.
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Fill them with mousse.
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Cover with the lid (if caviar is planned, the lid should be flipped).
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Place caviar on top.
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Garnish with herbs and lemon zest if desired.